Personally I picked NIU. For me, a lot was financial - the transfer scholarships brought the price of NIU to about $1k/semester less, but the program is 1 semester longer, so it still kinda tips in...
93-100 = A 85-92 = B 77-84 = C (No rounding, so a 92.9999 is a B) Below 77 is failing. Also getting below a 77 average on exams is failing, even if the overall class grade is
I just finished mine earlier today, it went well. For the second half of the semester, occasionally I did some practice HESI quizzes for fundamentals on the Evolve accounts the school had set up. The...
I have not taken the PAX-RN, I did take the TEAS for Aurora earlier this year and didn't think the test was bad at all. The science was a little hard if I remember right. People I've talked to that...
I'm using an full size ipad with a bluetooth keyboard and the Notability app (recommended to me by a friend that was already in a different nursing program). My profs generally put up lecture notes...
My fundamentals, health assessment, and patho classes all go out of order in the book. It hasn't really been bad to jump around so far and the material hasn't felt hard, I'm just getting used to the...
I'm a student right now, but I work at a nursing home as a CNA that's pretty highly regarded, more rehab and acute care than long term. The turnover is pretty low, for my shift anyway. A lot of people...
My comm college required having a recent reading placement test on file or any associate degree (or higher). My placement test was 5 years old or something so didn't count, but fortunately I had the...
My school requires health insurance for all FT students regardless of major anyway - but it offers a plan for $500/semester if you don't have your own. They auto-bill for insurance, which makes it...
Teeanne replied to futuremalenurse24-7's topic in TEAS Exam Help
It seems like the programs that require TEAS score and designate it to certain days will use the paper and pencil version. When I applied to Aurora this year, I took the paper and pencil version in...
I work evenings and it's LTC and rehab, about 2/3 rehab 1/3 LTC, but all but one wing have a mix of both. It's up to 8 per CNAs usually depending on room occupancy, isolation, etc. Though one...
I took the CNA class in the spring semester and applied to work at the place I did my clinicals because I thought the staff was so terrific. Having good people with you really makes a difference, and...
I'm doing the BSN because I had an associate's degree (not nursing) already so it would take 4 semesters for an ADN, or 4/5 semesters for BSN depending on the program I chose. So for me it would take...
I don't know, around here anyway, I think 4 weeks is the shortest I've seen, and that's basically 8-5 M-F. Usually my comm college does it in 8 or 16 week formats. We were told the mandate was 40...
The learning center can set students up with an online tutoring program called Plato to help folks study for the PAX-RN. Not sure how helpful it is since I didn't take it, but I don't think it costs...
Got my letter today! Fall 2013. I figured with so many applicants, because I am doing 2 prereqs now and still have a&p 2 in the summer, that if I did get in, I'd probably get pushed off until...
Mine says the same thing. I noticed one of the nursing prereqs is coming up as needed that I already completed, though maybe that isn't all finalized yet. Hopefully,
For the first semester of nursing classes, in the fall 2013 anyway, it looks like a majority of the lectures are offered Tuesday or Thursday, besides a couple of Monday afternoon options. And then the...
Hi! I applied to NIU too. They send their letters out in April. Last year it was about mid-April. I just looked at the calendar, can't believe we only have one week left of March! I am not done with...
The deadline is May 1st. The acceptance letter says the deposit is non-refundable, the yellow reply card sounds like it's saying it's refundable before May 1st. No idea there. What other school are...